Performance Testing

PERFORMANCE TESTING PERFORMANCE TESTING IS A NON-FUNCTIONAL TESTING TECHNIQUE THAT EXERCISES A SYSTEM AND THEN , MEASURES, VALIDATES AND VERIFIES THE RESPONSE TIME, STABILITY, SCALABILITY, SPEED AND RELIABILITY OF THE SYSTEM IN PRODUCTION-LIKE ENVIRONMENT. IT MAY ADDITIONALLY IDENTIFY ANY PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECKS AND POTENTIAL CRASHES WHEN THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECTED TO EXTREME TESTING CONDITIONS. THE SYSTEM CAN THEN BE FINE-TUNED BY IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

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Performance Testing Metrics

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Every system has certain Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) or metrics that are evaluated against the baseline during Performance testing.

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Some of the commonly used Performance Metrics are described below.

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Performance testing helps testers and developers in identifying areas of improvement to deliver a robust and efficient product to the end users.

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Performance testing report and analysis aids the stakeholders to understand the functioning of the product in the test scenario. They can accordingly make strategic business decisions on improvements before it is launched in the market.

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